Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-08
CLOSING OF MAILS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

abroad in the land.
flourish in dry times.
Sim. Buchanan has new ad. this week.
He's "dandy," for a fact.
Remember Mollusks, Mirth and Music at
the Academy Friday night.
Charles Seitz, of Middlebrook, was grant,
ed dramshop license last Tuesday.
Tom Hall, at latest accounts, was able to
sit ups rapid recovery from deep tumble.
Those dormer windows in the new Begley
building opposite the Odd-Fellows Hall are
unique.
Champagne is not generally always some
times wholesome, is it boys? Don't all speak
at once.
Regular meeting of Iron Post, No. 346, at
Academy of Music tomorrow Thursday
evening.
Mai. Benefits lecture on "The Sandwich
Islands," Monday evening, was not largely
attended.
County Court is i'm session this week-the
bench groaning beneath the weight OF all
three judges.
About two hundred people witnessed the
game of baseball between the Ironton and
Granteville clubs last Sunday.
The attention of the County Court was de-
voted entirely to the interests of the poor on
Monday, as the records show twenty-slx al
lowances, aggregating $65S.3O.
Louis Giovanoni set up 2S-pound fsh
lunch last Friday morning at eleven O'Clock.
An hour later and nothing but pile OF
bones remained to show the feast exhausted.
Judge Russell in this issue has paper on
ssFlax-Its Cultivation and Uses" 1t will
be quite a revelation to our Younger readers,
and we commend its perusal to all, both OLD
and young.
The "Quaker Tea Party" at the Academy
of Music laat Thursday evening was well
attended and fairly patronized. The pro-
ceeds, we are told, will be applied to the
painting of the Presbyterian church.
The remonstrance against granting DRAM
shop licenses to Anton Roehry, George
Schultz and Giovanoni & Grandhomme, was
filed Tuesday by Rev. Mr.. Neff, and Is at this
writing being considered by the court.
The following soldiers of the late war were
before the u. S. Board Of Surgeons for eX-
animation for pensions, since our last issue:
James Riley, Bellevue, Mo-, and Peter
sutton, Sabula, Mo.-Potost Independent.
winkler is not vet domiciled in his new
building, although he had intended getting
into if DO the LIST inst. We learn that more
imnortant matter-not connected with his
business-is Just now engrossing his atten-
lion.
We see the grass in the courthouse yard
has been moved, and "Judge" kesling can
come as near shaving to the ground as any
man we ever knew; but lawn-mewer Is
needed to make the grounds what they ought
to be.
Will Durham, clerk at the Cut-Price, was
called to Piedmont last .FrIdajSto attend at
his mothers death -bedNsshe died next day,
and was buried Sunday. The surviving rel
atiyes have the sympathies OF the COIL
munity.
Collins. the livery man, takes team oil
.s,ackersn over to the Pennington Fair this
week. He will do his best to come back
with the ..blue ribbon, "andis likely to make
it. unless the goers this year are far above
the average.
The Young folk gave little dance at the
Academy of Music last Friday evening.
Abort twenty couples participated, and the
musie rang out in twlnkling rythm until
near three O'Clock A. NJ. "a real nice tlme,'
say the ladies.
We regret to have to announce the death
of the infant son of MIR. and Mrs. j. Is. Walk
er. which occurred Sunday evening, OF IMAM
ition. The babe was just two weeks old.
We extend our sincere sympathy to the be-
reaved parents.
Mrs. Lopez & Sons make change in their
big adj. this week, and promise "full partic-
nlars,, in our next issue. In the meantime,
the Sons have gone to Chicago to lay in
supply of Clothing and other things proper
to their establishment.
0ur thanks are rendered Messrs. Wilson
and Patton for an exquisite serenade given
The REGISTER office Saturday morning.
The refrain "Ain't a-gwine to lain any
ano',o in view of the present spell OF weather,
was especially touching.
Local option over in ST. Francois, boys,
brings the danger line alarmingly near to
little Iron. Grid up thy loins and assume
thy armor, o, Warrior for the Wet, for De-
hold, the sword Is sharpened and the enemy
shirsteth for thy inheritance.
The patrons of the Arcadia Aeeommoda-
zion train will be delighted to learn that MT
Sanford Andrews has resumed the positioh
of conductor thereof. Mr.. AS health mas
somewhat improved during his recreation
of the past month on the pusher.
We may as well tell ''the boys" right now'
that il we bear of any more such pranks ~
were committed at the Hotel de Kelley
couple of weeks since. we shall publish tne
offenders names In full. This Is snsi ana
official, and there will be no exceptions.
1Mexican Charley" q long, curly haired
gentleman, whose general appearance was
decidedly Spanish, was In Ironton last week
with the intention of giving performance
ar show of some kind-slight-of -hand. we
believe-but he could not secure the Acad-
envy as it was already engaged for several
successive nights. He promises to call again,
however.